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Ireland/United Kingdom | 2024 | 99
Condemned by the Catholic Church, the taboo-shattering Irish novelist Edna O'Brien, who passed away in 2024 at 93, is the subject of this fascinating portrait. Her feminism, liberated lifestyle, famous London parties, and brutally honest writing changed the landscape of Irish literature.
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USA | 2024 | 93
Dive into the life and work of the great modernist architect R.M. Schindler, who broke from the International Style (Richard Neutra was his bitter rival; Frank Lloyd Wright a difficult mentor) and introduced the California concept of indoor/outdoor living. Narrated by Meryl Streep and Udo Kier.
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USA | 2024 | 93
Dive into the life and work of the great modernist architect R.M. Schindler, who broke from the International Style (Richard Neutra was his bitter rival; Frank Lloyd Wright a difficult mentor) and introduced the California concept of indoor/outdoor living. Narrated by Meryl Streep and Udo Kier.
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France | 2024 | 103
The versatile and prolific filmmaker François Ozon channels a touch of Claude Chabrol in this taut drama exploring generational tensions and the art of rule-breaking. Hélène Vincent and Josiane Balasko shine as old friends who share both an unconventional past and difficulties with their children.
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France | 2024 | 103
The versatile and prolific filmmaker François Ozon channels a touch of Claude Chabrol in this taut drama exploring generational tensions and the art of rule-breaking. Hélène Vincent and Josiane Balasko shine as old friends who share both an unconventional past and difficulties with their children.
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USA/Tahiti/French Polynesia | 2024 | 107
Based on a true story, Los Angeles architect Bernard Judge (Jon Heder) arrives in Tahiti for a new project and finds himself collaborating with none other than counterculture icon Marlon Brando (Billy Zane). Inspired by the beauty of the local atolls, the two embark on establishing a groundbreaking eco-resort.
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USA/Tahiti/French Polynesia | 2024 | 107
Based on a true story, Los Angeles architect Bernard Judge (Jon Heder) arrives in Tahiti for a new project and finds himself collaborating with none other than counterculture icon Marlon Brando (Billy Zane). Inspired by the beauty of the local atolls, the two embark on establishing a groundbreaking eco-resort.
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Spain | 2024 | 107
Adapting Sigrid Nunez’s novel “What You Are Going Through,” Pedro Almodóvar’s latest masterwork stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton as two friends reunited when one falls ill. As they reflect on love, life, and art, one woman's request brings their relationship into uncharted emotional territory. Almodóvar's first English-language feature finds the incomparable filmmaker at his most compassionate and introspective.
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Argentina | 2024 | 96
In this entertaining equestrian-themed psychological thriller-comedy, a legendary jockey on a downward spiral must compete for a powerful gangster. A catastrophic race brings life-altering, gender-bending, and romantic consequences for everyone involved.
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USA | 2024 | 84
Winner of the 2024 Tribeca Audience Award, this fast-paced comedy follows a New York Sabbath dinner that spirals hilariously out of control as several generations of modern Jews grapple with the tensions between secular and religious life – all while contending with a dead body in the bathroom.
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United Kingdom | 2024 | 88
Many may not have heard of British artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, but filmmaker Mark Cousins’ personal, provocative testament to this remarkable woman raises the question of why she isn’t a household name. In a rare feat for a documentary, this poetic portrait took the top prize at the 2024 Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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USA | 2024 | 117
Writer/director/star Edward Burns and his knockout cast – Julianna Margulies, Gretchen Mol, Minnie Driver, Patrick Wilson, Campbell Scott, Benjamin Bratt, and Morena Baccarin – take stock of their rocky marriages and newfound desires in this rich study of life and love after 50.
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USA/Italy | 2023 | 96
As Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells) await their adoption's finalization, they embark on a romantic Italian getaway. But when their car breaks down en route to a private dinner, their night quickly devolves into mayhem and miscommunication in this outrageous comic thriller.
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France | 2024 | 91
While investigating a painting owned by a working-class family from the provinces, a hotshot Parisian art broker quickly realizes it's a genuine Egon Schiele masterpiece looted by the Nazis in 1939. This thrilling drama is filled with deceit, surprises, and double dealings.
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Latvia | 2024 | 84
After a flood destroys their homes, a courageous, resilient cat finds itself on a boat with various species in this profound animated meditation on the fragility of the environment and the importance of friendship and community. Rated PG.
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Congratulations to the <i>Flow</i> team on making the shortlist for Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards!
South Africa | 2024 | 98
Set in Rhodesia in 1980, as the election of Robert Mugabe spells the end of white colonialism, actor Embeth Davidtz's dazzling directorial debut adapted from Alexandra Fuller's memoir unfolds through the eyes of eight-year-old Bobo.
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China | 2024 | 110
Returning after ten years away, Lang finds his hometown partially abandoned and overrun by wild dogs. Hired to clear the area of strays before the 2008 Olympics, he forms a bond with a black dog that mirrors his own loneliness.
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Denmark/USA | 2024 | 110
As the 2008 financial crisis hits Europe, a group of tenacious, ambitious men plan Denmark’s largest-ever heist. Led by a veteran boxer seeking redemption, this suspenseful caper explores the mechanics of the job, internal conflicts, and personal costs.
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Palestine | 2024 | 96
This award-winning documentary, filmed over five years by a collective of Palestinians and Israelis, captures the systematic destruction of the villages of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank by the Israeli military. It's both a shattering exposé and a nuanced story of cross-cultural friendship.
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United Kingdom/Palestine/France/Greece/Netherlands/Germany/Qatar/Saudi Arabia | 2024 | 105
Winner of the SACD Prize at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, this gritty social-realist drama – with shades of <i>Midnight Cowboy</i> – follows two desperate Palestinian cousins stranded in Athens, far from their families and their dream of opening a café in Germany.
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Zambia/United Kingdom/Ireland | 2024 | 99
Piercing and enigmatic, this tale of patriarchy and betrayal follows a young woman as she witnesses an increasingly disconcerting grieving process following her uncle's death. The loss triggers a reckoning with generational trauma for a family more inclined to ignore the past than confront it.
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Palestine/Germany/France/Italy/Qatar | 2024 | 123
Told in four chapters, this lively, naturalistic, award-winning drama follows a family of Palestinian citizens of Israel in Haifa. Through his characters, Oscar®-nominated director Scandar Copti (<i>Ajami</i>) explores deep divides between genders and ethnicities while exposing the traditions and values that shape their lives. Best Film, Thessaloniki.
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Congratulations to the <i>Happy Holidays</i> team on receiving the Bridging the Borders Award Special Mention at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival!
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Greece/Bulgaria/USA | 2024 | 99
Set in a ghostly, off-season Greek resort town, this haunted tale of grief and lost love begins when a retired doctor and his wife are summoned to identify the victim of a tragic car accident. What follows is a mysterious quest in a slippery realm where the dead seem to coexist with the living.
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USA | 2024 | 90
Hit the open road with Desiree Wood as she rallies her fellow women long-haul truck drivers to battle a predatory, misogynistic industry. These hard-bitten, freedom-loving drivers offer wonderful company in this artfully shot film.
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Iceland | 2024 | 121
As COVID-19 shuts down international travel, an older widower, Kristoffer, embarks on a journey from Iceland to England and Japan to find Miko, the one who got away, in this achingly poignant romantic drama.
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Congratulations to the <i>Touch</i> team on making the shortlist for Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards!
Thailand | 2024 | 125
A lazy college dropout quits his job to care for his grandmother, hoping to inherit her fortune. This deeply affecting portrait offers an honest look at a family grappling with clashing values and dynamics as they face the impending loss of their matriarch.
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Congratulations to the <i>How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies</i> team on making the shortlist for Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards!
USA | 2024 | 110
Startlingly intimate, this verité immersion into the lives of three fervent Trump supporters culminates at the January 6 insurrection. Illuminating, unsettling, and surprising, this purely observational document lays bare its swaggering subjects and the movement challenging the foundations of American democracy.
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USA | 2024 | 85
<i>The Last Showgirl</i>, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. Directed by Gia Coppola, <i>The Last Showgirl</i> co-stars Oscar®, SAG® Award and Golden Globe® winner Jamie Lee Curtis as Shelly’s best friend, who brings her own unique interpretation and brilliance to the story, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd.
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Mexico | 2024 | 126
Sujo's childhood is marked by devastating events that test his morals. When he becomes a teenager, he faces a choice between repeating his family's history or breaking free from an unwanted heritage. This hopeful tale explores alternative paths to violence – challenging, uncertain, and, even if only slightly, possibly achievable.
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USA/Ukraine | 2024 | 109
The heroic efforts of zookeepers and volunteers to rescue 5,000 animals under Russian bombardment from the Feldman Ecopark in Ukraine during the early days of the war are recounted in this edge-of-your-seat document. It is both a harrowing and uplifting testament to courage under fire.
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Congratulations to the <i>Checkpoint Zoo</i> team on receiving the Desert Views Award at the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival!
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USA | 2024 | 91
This eye-opening panorama persuasively argues that we must change how we teach math in order to tackle the significant challenges we face – racial and income inequality, climate change, and political polarization. Addressing the issues of the future, the film offers an empowering new equation.
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USA | 2024 | 83
After decades of concealing his trans identity, Ahmad, a 60-something Iranian expat, delves into the LGBTQ+ archives to explore his sexuality. With guidance from Kieran, a nonbinary archivist, he reimagines his life as an out trans man in this dreamy, sensual exploration of transmasculine desire.
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Belgium | 2024 | 97
As the star player at an elite tennis club, high-schooler Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach is suspended following an investigation, the players are urged to speak up. Julie, however, chooses to stay silent.
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China/USA | 2024 | 94
In China, a mistress dispeller is a woman hired to break up extramarital affairs. In this intimately observed story, a suspicious wife hires the dispeller, Wang Zhenxi, who befriends both her husband and his younger mistress under fictitious pretexts, craftily working to restore her client's marriage.
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Norway | 2024 | 117
Winner of the 2024 Cannes Best First Feature award, this complex yarn, directed by the grandson of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann, centers on the parents of two kindergartners and their fraught interactions with school authorities after 6-year-old Armand is accused of sexual abuse.
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Congratulations to the <i>Armand</i> team on making the shortlist for Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards!
Portugal | 2024 | 128
On his wedding day in 1917, British civil servant Edward skedaddles in existential panic, leaving his fiancée, Molly, behind. As he roams the exotic locales of East Asia, Molly remains hot on his trail, determined to be married, in a playful and unpredictable pursuit across the continent.
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France/Germany/Belgium | 2024 | 106
Hamid is part of a secret group hunting fugitive leaders of the Syrian regime. His mission brings him to France, on the trail of his former torturer. This gripping manhunt expertly balances cloak-and-dagger intrigue with an acute psychological exploration of grief and exile.
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Iceland/Finland/Czech Republic | 2024 | 104
In this endearing dramedy, two childhood friends receive an opportunity to keep their seafood restaurant in the picturesque Westfjords open year-round. When one comes out as a trans woman, their long-standing friendship is tested, revealing new perspectives on life and identity.
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Czech Republic | 2024 | 131
Set in 1968, a pivotal moment in modern Czech history, this dynamic and suspenseful drama follows the international office at Czechoslovak Radio led by editor Milan Weiner, whose commitment to honest journalism and the truth puts the organization in the crosshairs of the secret police.
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Congratulations to the <i>Waves</i> team on making the shortlist for Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards!
Brazil | 2024 | 110
Oscar®-nominated director Petra Costa charts the meteoric rise of evangelicalism and its transformative impact on Brazilian politics. With remarkable access to televangelists and presidents alike, this documentary delves into the disruptive power of religion over a young democracy.
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Norway/USA | 2024 | 125
Two men in heterosexual marriages confront challenges to their understanding of sexuality, gender, and identity in this formally inventive comedy that deconstructs masculinity, explores the complexities of human relationships, and asks the question: Is sex with another man cheating?
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Turkey | 2023 | 193
Winner of Best Feature at Malta’s Mediteranne Film Festival, this epic tale of fate and human frailty unfolds in Istanbul after a forced engagement drives Hicran (Miray Daner) to flee her home. When her fiancé tracks her down, the confrontation forces them to face their true feelings and desires.
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USA | 2024 | 105
Filmed over 21 years, this is the story of Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, whose ever-evolving identity as a rabbi, drag queen, and religious reformer, raises provocative questions about the future of Judaism. Determined to reform conservative Judaism from within, he encounters fierce resistance from all sides.
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United Kingdom/USA | 2024 | 93
This jaw-dropping true crime documentary thriller begins with the online harassment of a journalist in 2019. As the threats grow more ominous and bizarre, the FBI enters the scene, and this wild yarn broadens to expose a conspiracy with chilling implications for us all.
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USA | 2024 | 99
A father and son journey through Atlanta on their way to their first baseball game together, navigating a new reality while facing both exasperating challenges and moments of tenderness. Director David Fortune's debut feature delicately examines a father's love in the wake of tragedy, creating an intimate family portrait.
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Note: Filmmaker David Fortune is one of <a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/variety-10-directors-to-watch-2025-1236213938/" target="_blank">Variety's 10 Directors to Watch for 2025</a>!
Morocco | 2024 | 102
Inspired by the fierce female poets who came before her, small-town chanteuse Touda dreams of becoming a true Sheikha (a traditional Moroccan performer). Tired of performing in provincial bars under men’s lustful gazes, she sets her sights on Casablanca.
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USA | 2024 | 90
For over 20 years, Dick Perez was the official artist of the Baseball Hall of Fame, painting the game's history and every Hall of Famer – a project he continues into his 80s. Director Marq Evans (<i>Claydream</i>, PSIFF 2022) tells the fascinating story of this childhood immigrant whose portraits transformed the commemoration of America's most iconic pastime.
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Germany | 2024 | 168
An investigating judge in Tehran's Revolutionary Court grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify – and then his gun mysteriously disappears. Suspecting his wife and daughters of involvement, he imposes drastic measures at home, causing tensions to rise.
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Congratulations to the <i>The Seed of the Sacred Fig</i> team on making the shortlist for Best International Feature Film for the 97th Academy Awards!
United Kingdom/Spain | 2024 | 97
Legendary British director Mike Leigh reunites with Oscar®-nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste (<i>Secrets & Lies</i>) for an empathetic portrait of a dysfunctional family and its fierce matriarch, the prickly housewife Pansy (Jean-Baptiste), who stands in stark contrast to her easygoing hair-salon owner sister, Chantelle (Michele Austin).
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Denmark/Sweden | 2024 | 100
In this superbly acted, atmospheric prison drama from the director of <i>The Guilty</i> (PSIFF 2019), Sidse Babett Knudsen (TV’s <i>Borgen</i>) delivers a remarkable performance as a compassionate corrections officer whose untoward interest in a new inmate sets the stage for a gripping thriller.
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